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Okay, but how do birds stay warm?
Season 1 Episode 12
E12. Winter isn’t just “cold” for a bird, it’s a nightly survival math problem: generate enough heat, lose as little as possible, and don’t get eaten…
4 months, 1 week ago
Okay, but why is a bird’s world more colorful?
Season 1 Episode 11
E11. Bird vision isn’t just “better than ours,” It’s operating in a different color space, including ultraviolet. In Host Dr. Scott Taylor is joined …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Okay, but can birds keep up with climate change?
Season 1 Episode 10
E10. Seasons used to feel predictable. Winter showed up, spring arrived on cue, and birds could run their annual schedules like clockwork. But now th…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Okay, but is birdwatching the original Pokémon?
Season 1 Episode 9
E9. Birdwatching, birding, twitching… whatever you call it, it’s got everything: quests, rare finds, elaborate gear, a sprawling universe of characte…
5 months ago
Okay, but why do some birds thrive in cities?
Season 1 Episode 8
E8. Cities can look like a concrete nightmare for wildlife… yet some birds are absolutely crushing it, while others vanish. In this episode of Okay, …
5 months, 1 week ago
Okay, but what does it take to record a bird? The inside scoop on Merlin!
Season 1 Episode 7
E7. Every bird song you’ve ever heard on a hike, through an open window, or sampled in a nature documentary has a story behind it. In this episode, h…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Okay, but how do chickadees never forget?
Season 1 Episode 6
E6. While chickadees look cute, they are also running one of the most impressive memory systems in the animal world. They hide food across the landsc…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Okay, but why fly from the Arctic to Antarctica and back every year?
Season 1 Episode 5
E5. Every spring and fall, billions of birds pull off the most ambitious commutes on Earth. In this episode, host Dr. Scott Taylor is joined by Dr. N…
6 months ago
Okay, but bird flu is really bad, right?
Season 1 Episode 4
E4. Bird flu used to sound like a “poultry industry problem.” Now it’s showing up everywhere and rewriting the rules for wild birds, ecosystems, and …
6 months, 1 week ago
Okay, but why did my life list just shrink?
Season 1 Episode 3
E3. One day you’re proudly sitting at 312 species… and the next day your list is missing a bird (or two). What happened? In this episode, host Dr. Sc…
6 months, 3 weeks ago